Apple Sued Over ‘Tetris’ by Gizmodo Editor, Who Alleges Film Illegally Copied His Book About Soviet Game

” illegally copied from his book on the popular video game, in a lawsuit he filed seeking at least $4.8 million in damages from Apple and others.

According to the lawsuit, Ackerman sent a pre-publication copy of the book to the Tetris Co. in 2016 but that the company refused engage in a deal with him for any projects related to the book — and sent him a “strongly worded cease-and-desist letter.” Reps for Apple, Tetris Co. and Pink did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The lawsuit was first reported by“The ‘Tetris’ film is substantially similar in almost all material respects including specific chapters and pages of said book that were simply adopted from the book to the film, without Plaintiff’s knowledge, authorization or consent,” Ackerman’s lawsuit said.

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